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Adult joinery apprentice Gordon Wilson A time-served stonemason is on course to becoming a joiner through an adult apprenticeship.

Work starts on next phase of Scotland’s largest planned new town Scotland’s largest planned new town, Chapelton, is a step closer to offering a range of new properties and community facilities following the commencement of a mass excavation of rock.

A sheriff has ruled a man living in a tree-house, preventing work starting on the building of a £65 million hotel in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, should be evicted from the site. The BBC has reported that developers Dreamvale Properties Ltd brought the action against Simon Byrom at Edinburgh Sheriff Co

Proposals to build a student housing development adjoining the world-renowned Glasgow School of Art (GSA) campus have been recommended for approval by planning officials after the project was reduced by one floor. Plans by developers Urban Pulse include the demolition of the former Jumpin’ Jaks ni

Large scale residential investor Get Living has concluded a deal which will provide more than 600 homes for rent in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City district. The 7.5-acre High Street site has outline planning consent and the developer hopes to bring forward a new residential neighbourhood.

Contractors are being invited to come forward with bids to build a new national women’s prison in Stirling. The new prison, catering for just 80 of the most serious offenders, is to be built to replace Scotland’s only female jail at Cornton Vale.

Artist’s impression of the new development Developers are to fast track construction work on Aviemore’s new £10 million retail park to ensure the first tenants have their new stores up and running for the festive season.

A former Dundee primary school is to be demolished and replaced with almost 50 new homes under new plans submitted to the local authority. Developer Kirkwood Homes wants to build 49 two-bedroom flats on Bellfield Street, where the now-closed St Joseph’s RC Primary School building still stands.

Laura Peacock Growing young talent is not just a policy agenda, it is a necessity for Scotland’s economy, writes Laura Peacock from Investors in People Scotland.

Jason Wheeler Two young apprentices are sharing their experiences of working for a global professional services consultancy to coincide with Scottish Apprenticeship Week (6-10 March).

Troon Links Clubhouse reopens after £1.9m revamp South Ayrshire Council has just reopened Troon Links Clubhouse following the complete renovation of the historic building.

Ukrainian patisserie chef Dinara Kasko is drawing on her background in architecture when cooking complex, geometric desserts. Kasko's desserts have architectural characteristics, which she achieves by using silicone moulds modelled with Autodesk's 3ds Max software. Combining this technique with prec

A joint venture between developer Moda Living and investment manager Apache Capital is to deliver 525 new homes for rent in Edinburgh city centre in a multi-million pound deal which will also include the purchase of 46 existing private rented homes. Property firm Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has

Holmes Miller has submitted details of the final phase of regeneration in Oatlands to Glasgow City Council. The application includes plans for 320 flats and the refurbishment of Richmond Park, which includes will be given a new model boat clubhouse as part of the work.

Dundee’s prospects of becoming a decommissioning hub for North Sea Oil & Gas have taken take another step closer with the appointment of the contractor to construct a new quayside at the port specifically designed to handle this work. Southbay Civil Engineering was selected by Port of Dundee o